Social Theory and Modernity

N Dodd (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

1999
Polity Press (Verlag)
978-0-7456-1313-0 (ISBN)

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This major new textbook in social theory takes the concept of modernity as its guiding theme.

Nigel Dodd is Lecturer in Sociology, at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Acknowledgements. Introduction: Modern and Postmodern Social Theory. Part I: Classical Social Theory. 1. Modernity and Society: Marx and Durkheim. 2. Modernity and Reason: Simmel and Weber. Part II: Modern Social Theory. 3. A Critique of Reason: Horkheimer, Adorno and Marcuse. 4. Reason and Power: Foucault. 5. The Potential of Reason: Habermas. Part III: Postmodern Social Theory. 6. Reality in Retreat: Lyotard and Baudrillard. 7. Society under Suspicion: Bauman and Rorty. 8. Modernity Renewed: Giddens and Beck. Conclusion. Notes. References. Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.10.1999
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	162 x 238 mm
Gewicht	570 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	0-7456-1313-6 / 0745613136
ISBN-13	978-0-7456-1313-0 / 9780745613130
Zustand	Neuware